A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters" needs action and emotion to balance its clever exchanges.

"The Diva Daughters DuPree" portrays the complexities of African-American families.

"Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" sounds like childhood anxieties amplified.

Arthur Mitchell's Dance Theatre of Harlem comes to Northrop to pay homage to ballet legend George Balanchine.

The Festival of One-Woman Shows offers a chance to see performances that might otherwise fall by the wayside.

"Mercurius Lumen" challenges our perceptions and our reality.

The Jungle's student ticket offer makes theater more accessible.

"Pacific Overtures" drowns Japanese history in a reservoir of schmaltz.

Elevator Repair Company breathes catacomb air into the Southern Theater.

"Fuddy Meers" sees existential angst in our garbled speech.